What are key factors in juveniles facing adult trials? | Legally Speaking

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor’s Note: WTOL 11 does not release the names of juvenile defendants prior to an indictment.

Toledo saw a string of violent crimes over the Fourth of July weekend, resulting in 7 homicides within four days.

One of the incidents in south Toledo on Friday, July 4, left 17-year-old Jaycion Bennett dead, after he was shot during what prosecutors are calling a gun sale gone wrong. Three juveniles, ages 13, 14 and 17, have been arrested in connection with the shooting. Now, prosecutors are weighing whether or not to try them as adults…

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